The governors of Michigan, Mississippi and Louisiana likewise eased up on bars, restaurants and other businesses Tuesday, as did the mayor of San Francisco

The military has long been aware of small numbers of white supremacists and other extremists in its ranks, but the problem burst into public awareness after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol

Israeli construction work at the nuke site began in late 2018 or early 2019. It may be for burying radioactive waste or simply be an anti-aging effort

Whether or not to designate Jews as members of an ethnic group — a debate among Jews themselves — has political and cultural implications

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The MV Helios Ray was attacked on the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Netanyahu has blamed Iran, which denies all allegations

The renovation of the city’s central library is the first step in revamping a cultural hub that includes a museum, opera house and theater

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Cabinet approves lifting ban on flights for Israeli citizens ■ Israel discovers first three cases of New York strain ■ Austria, Denmark to work with Israel on COVID vaccines ■ Israel launches tracking bracelet pilot program

Zaka searches for and rescues missing people on land and sea, and tends to victims of terror attacks, accidents and disasters; Former Foreign Ministry Director General Joseph Ciechanover will also receive the award

The IDF has previously promised that religious objections to women’s service would not be taken into account

"Hilltop youth" attack the army and its commanders, hold blatant contempt for non-Jews (particularly Arabs) and violent practices, but are rewarded by a heart-to-heart chat with the Central Command commander

The Palestinian Health Ministry says those who received vaccine against the rules found their own way of getting it from Israel

Legislation requiring local governments to make their services accessible to people with disabilities was passed 16 years ago, but enforcement has been lacking. The proposed amendment hopes to change that

Gifts and activities were always used to lure and keep employees; COVID has upped the game

It’s not just democracies that let their citizens return home – almost every country in the world allows citizens and permanent residents to return, a Haaretz investigation has found

In order to prevent any collapse, which would endanger those on the beach, the plan calls for one part of the cliff to be removed and cleared away

A Channel 12 poll shows the left-wing party, along with the United Arab List, failing to cross the electoral threshold, while a Channel 13 poll shows them barely scraping by

The debate began when Israel was established, and there was no legal framework for defining who was a citizen, Jewish or not

Chris Wray calls January 6 attack 'domestic terrorism' and vows to hold those involved accountable during testimony to U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee

His message has changed from ‘go get vaccinated’ to ‘the vaccines won’t provide enough protection’ as he presents himself as Israel’s only savior from the coronavirus pandemic

The strain, which was found in three members of the same family, contains a mutation which experts say may make it more resistant to vaccines

Jewish activists have recently taken a higher profile, particularly in Britain, in advocating on behalf of the Uighurs Muslims

Erdogan's government and its allies accuse the HDP of links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), accusations that escalated after Ankara said Turkish captives were killed by the PKK in Iraq last month

With COVID-19 cases soaring, there is a serious public health emergency among Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. And Israel won’t be immune

Officials say 'bandits' were behind the abduction, referring to the groups of armed men who operate in Zamfara state and kidnap for money or to push for the release of their members from jail

Israel managed the vaccine rollout admirably but its spotty ban on its own citizens flying home, trapping me abroad for weeks, is emblematic of a rot in the system

Information security experts reverse engineered Israel’s coronavirus vaccination certification app and discovered that despite already being live - it’s exposed and even dangerous

U.S. officials, speaking to reporters on a conference call, said the moves were being taken in coordination with the European Union

The letter, dated Feb. 26 and made public on Monday, notes that NATO ally Turkey has long been an important U.S. partner but says the administration of President Tayyip Erdogan has strained the relationship

The decision to cease publication and sales of the books was made last year after months of discussion, the company told AP

'Improving freedom of expression, organization and religion is the goal we have so far worked the hardest on,' the Turkish president claims

Reporters Without Borders complaint identifies five primary suspects, inclding Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his close adviser

The move comes amid diplomatic tension since the Trump administration took the unusual move of recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara

Funds are to be allocated immediately for police station construction, but Arab politicians labeled Netanyahu's plan an election gimmick, noting that most of it is to be implemented only after March

Anyone listening to Netanyahu in recent months would think he’d developed the COVID-19 vaccine and administered all the shots himself. Pfizer’s CEO can still keep his company out of Netanyahu's election campaign

Health experts say most at-risk Israelis are now vaccinated, and they expect the number of seriously ill coronavirus patients to drop

The Anti-Defamation League’s New York-New Jersey office called for a 'full & transparent investigation' of the incident

Modeling ear structures of Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and an archaic human from Spain shows the Neanderthals could hear, and produce sounds, much as we do

'Political and economic interests must not take precedence over human life', Turkish Medical Association warns, as Turkey reopens restaurants and some schools

Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is due to travel to Israel this week with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to see the country's rapid vaccine roll-out up close

Proposed legislation follows the release of intel report that determined Crown Prince Mohammed had authorized the murder of dissident journalist Khashoggi

The comparisons were 'outrageous and slanderous,' Matt Schlapp, American Conservative Union chair, said in a Twitter post on Saturday

From a reading of the Megillah by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach to a comparison of Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar to Haman, the Young Jewish Conservatives’ Purim luncheon at CPAC had it all

France's intelligence services concluded that a sarin gas attack near Damascus that killed 1,400 people had been carried out by government forces, which the Syrian regime has denied

The report notes 'massive scale of detention' and abuses perpetrated by Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government and also lists detentions by insurgent groups, including Turkey-backed opposition fighters

On Monday, President Joe Biden, a longtime Cuomo ally, declined to stand behind the embattled governor

In 'The Vigil,' Keith Thomas’ directorial debut, a mazzik provides the spooks for one of the most uniquely Jewish mainstream horror films ever made

The controversial measure would exempt Israelis from being sent to a state-run COVID-19 quarantine facility

The signatories of the letter published Friday supporting David Miller include linguist Noam Chomsky and gender theorist Judith Butler, both Jewish Americans

In Israel’s election, one woman wants to hold men to account for their apathy towards and even defense of gender-based violence. No wonder the backlash against Ibtisam Mara’ana is so sweeping – and vicious

Golden Globe nominee known for her role in 'Unorthodox' will portray Israel’s only female prime minister in an upcoming TV series

Third video shows the same resident of an unauthorized West Bank outpost demanding ID cards, adding to testimony by others saying they were forced to leave the area

After his predecessor's move to establish ties with Israel, Kosovo's PM-designate Albin Kurti reconsiders the embassy's location

Israel discovers first three cases of New York strain ■ Austria, Denmark to work with Israel on COVID vaccines ■ Israel launches tracking bracelet pilot program

The ceremony could only be described as a campaign appearance designed to appeal to Transportation Minister Miri Regev's electorate, but Israel Roads Company says the 'important benchmark' justifies her 'visit'

International accountancy firm PwC warned that activity at company tied to Israeli billionaire may not comply with U.S. sanctions, yet cash kept flowing

‘I’m not intervening in this at all, neither promoting it nor blocking it,’ the prime minister insists after a lawmaker from his Likud party said he plans to table legislation

The prime minister had intended to use surplus vaccine doses as a bargaining chip with other countries

This goes against the advice of the Health Ministry, which advocated for a slower exit in light of rising infection rates

It’s no surprise that no other country is barring its own citizens from returning. This is an Israeli innovation

Sources in Haredi factions say they’ve dealt with hundreds of applications from secular and Arab Israelis to the Exceptions Committee that permits entry to Israel

The battle lines between Netanyahu’s Likud and its ultra-Orthodox allies who are determined to minimize the power of the High Court and the parties that continue to support the court, are already deeply drawn

Rep. Ted Deutch is perhaps the most prominent figure yet to call on President Biden to adopt the controversial definition, which has faced stiff resistance from key liberal Zionist groups

Reform Judaism leader says landmark decision finally shows acceptance for the movement's 'commitment to bringing more Jews into the Jewish People.'

Officials say release was granted to preempt criticism that the prisoner died because Israel's Prison Service failed to vaccinate inmates in a timely manner

The Energy Ministry said that the increase was due to a 48.4% increase in natural gas production from Israel’s large offshore gas reserves, after the Leviathan reserve came online at the end of 2019

Cabinet approves IDF’s November 2020 decision to recognize years 1985-2000, following first Lebanon War, as a campaign. Medal will also be awarded to SLA soldiers

Anybody over the age of 16 who recovered at least three or months ago will be eligible to receive one dose of the coronavirus vaccine starting Tuesday

Someday the COVID-19 pandemic will end. There will be a remedy for that, but not for the loss of trust

How are topical shows like ‘Last Week Tonight’ coping without voracious news generator Donald Trump? Pretty well, it turns out – but enjoy it while it lasts

When the Culture Ministry honored a Nazi sympathizer who mocked democracy and called for the forced subjugation of the Muslim minority, it was a chilling indication of where Narendra Modi is leading Hindu nationalism – and India

Court accepts petitions by 12 people who underwent Conservative or Reform conversion in Israel, but had their requests for Israeli citizenship denied by the state

Fossils from the earliest primate group, the appropriately named Purgatorius found in Hell Creek, Montana, date to before the mass extinction 65 million years ago

Experts say fake news-driven vaccine hesitancy and the U.K. COVID variant have been driving infection rates among Arab communities in past weeks, and hospitals are feeling the strain

When the prime minister’s plans go awry and the polls don’t brighten, he opts for dustups with interviewers and silly gestures that delight his base

Israel has a list of 23 ships it thinks might be responsible for the unreported spill that has caused its worst maritime pollution in decades

Agora, a Chinese-American company, supplies Clubhouse and other apps with the ability to transmit audio and video, raising privacy concerns. We spoke with its senior Israeli exec to learn more

Mohamed Al Khaja began his search for an embassy location and told Foreign Minister Ashkenazi that he is 'very proud and honored to be the first Emirati ambassador' to Israel

UN investigators argue 'enforced disappearance' by Syrian authorities during a decade of conflict, with many tortured, raped or killed, may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity

The ‘Jewish Moms of Raleigh’ shower us with clothing and toys following our arrival from Ramallah, but injustice is never far away ■ Post #29

Anyone who expected the Biden administration to immediately sever ties with Crown Prince Mohammed is overlooking the Saudis’ strategic importance, several experts tell Haaretz

As allegations of human rights violations in Xinjiang mount, Beijing is accusing some Uighur witnesses of having affairs and one of having a sexually transmitted disease

Britain, France and Germany voice 'serious concern' amid Iran's growing nuclear breaches

Jarrar has been in detention since October 2019 after arrests related to the murder of an Israeli teen, and will only serve seven more months

The bitter, combative rhetoric is helping the officials grow their constituencies on social media and gain outsized influence in their communities, city councils, county boards and state assemblies

Hundreds of graduates of affiliated youth movement 'implore' Hadassah's Jewish National Fund representative to reconsider position on funds to purchase West Bank plots, after she abstained in a board of directors vote

Supreme Court president says the move to collect data on coronavirus patients in quarantine, justified as a temporary measure, might become permanent

COVID strains will not take into account Israel's lies that it's 'not responsible' for Palestinians' health

Prof. Trajtenberg is the first economist to helm the Institute for National Security Studies, which is usually run by former senior defense officials

'If the crown prince is not punished, it will forever signal that the main culprit can get away with murder,' Hatice Cengiz writes after U.S. intelligence report released

Iran's foreign minister warns 'Israel knows very well that our response in the field of national security has always been fierce and accurate' after accusing the country of 'suspicious actions in the region'

He doesn’t believe Assad gasses Syrians, or Russia poisons defectors. But for David Miller, the ‘Zionist enemy’ and its agents – Jewish students – are all-powerful and always guilty, and Noam Chomsky runs to defend him

Shin Bet tracking must stop almost entirely by March 14, court rules ■ Figures show rising coronavirus infection rate in Israeli Arab community ■ Netanyahu defends vaccine transfers to other countries

Iran 'strongly rejects' claim it was behind Gulf attack on ship, saying Netanyahu, who hinted Israel would retaliate, is 'suffering from an obsession'

The government's incompetence in handling the coronavirus crisis, with little enforcement when it comes to the ultra-Orthodox public, led to a Purim show of defiance. But with more than half the population inoculated, infection rates are almost bound...